Though Disney’s The Haunted Mansion live-action version of its famous theme-park ride is gearing up for release on home video in the States on April 20, the film is still making theatrical bows around the world. Down under to promote the film in Australia, producer Don Hahn spoke to {{link http://www.moviehole.net/news/3414.html Moviehole}} about ghosts, ghouls, […]

Yahoo News reports that DreamWorks’ big budget animated comedy for NBC, {{link http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/variety/20040321/va_mi/murphy_lining_up_for__pride__03_212004_2 Father Of The Pride}}, is lining up some major voice talent to keep audiences on their toes. Just announced is Eddie Murphy, who will reprise his Donkey role from the Shrek movies in one episode of the show, which will probably air […]

Emmy award winning producer/director Eric Radomski, formerly of Warner Brothers Animation, and his phuzz entertainment content company is joining forces with Foothill Entertainment, the global distributors of family and childrens programming. Foothill released this statement, which outlines their companies and their combined goals, saying “phuuz represents the sort of cutting edge creative energy that is […]

Following the recent closure of Disney’s Florida animation studio and the announcement of both Legacy Animation and Funnypages Productions’ goals to keep traditional animation alive, comes news of another exciting new animation studio that retains ties with an Orlando theme park. Based on the Universal Studios backlot, {{link http://www.projectfirefly.com/ Project Firefly Animation Studios}} “will draw […]

Ken Roberts, Marketing Director of {{link http://www.historictrees.org American Forests’ Historic Tree Nursery}} has written in to let us know that “Walt (and Roy) Disney’s beloved Dreaming Tree is still standing and thriving in Marceline, Missouri. And even better, actual direct-offspring saplings of this very tree are {{link http://www.historictrees.org/products/productInformation.asp?product_id=1907 now available from us}}”. The young Walt […]

As part of our ongoing effort here at Animated News to point out obscure animated shorts, we now direct your attention to this Quisp commercial which has a decidedly Powdered Toast Man feel to it. Apparently this is due to the fact that the short was produced by Spumco, the animation company of John Krisfaluci […]

Kristin writes in to remind us that Roseanne Barr will be hosting segments about Disney’s Home on the Range during The Emperor’s New Groove on ABC’s The Wonderful World of Disney, Saturday, April 3, 2004.

As a sign of his ever increasing popularity, Captain Jack Sparrow of Pirates of the Caribbean is now appearing in plushie form.

‘MusicFan’ has sent in a link to {{link http://www.allgame.com/cg/agg.dll?p=agg&SQL=GIH||||44591 AllGame.com}}, which looks at the Gameboy Advance adaptation of Disney’s Home On The Range, out the same day as the theatrical release, April 2. Thanks for the heads up!

Long-time Hanna-Barbera fan Randall Cyrenne checks (and flips out over!) all 28 episodes of the first season of {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/284 The Flintstones}} over at DVD Toons. In an absolutely glowing review, Rand says: “I am just extremely pleased to have all the episodes from the first season of a classic TV comedy and milestone animation […]

Nausicaa.net reports that preorder pages for Porco Rosso, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, and My Neighbor Totoro have been put up at FYE.com and Suncoast.com, with a stated release date of August 31st. This has yet to be confirmed, but with two big anime retailers giving out such enticing information, it’s hard not […]

The Big Cartoon DataBase reports that the yellow-skinned, blue-haired animated matriarch we all know and love as Marge Simpson will be appearing on the front cover of the next issue of Maxim and that she has been voted as best mother in a survey conducted by Britain’s Mothers’ Union. Runners-up included Sharon “I’m the wife […]

The Home Theater Forum has given a tough but fair review for the upcoming Brother Bear DVD. Says reviewer David Boulet, “I don’t think I’m saying anything too surprising or controversial to suggest that Brother Bear isn’t quite up to the caliber of other modern Disney classics we’ve come to know and love (think The […]

All three character posters, each with either Maggie, Mrs. Calloway and Grace; Buck or Alameda Slim, are now up for sale on eBay.

Check out Yahoo! Movies to see two new hillarious clips from Home on the Range! Thanks to ‘PatrickvD’ in the AN Forums for the notice.

Never thought there’d be anything about Home on the Range at Sci-Fi Wire but there is and the article talks with directors Will Finn and John Sanford about changing story and character concepts throughout the development of the movie. Thanks to Kristin for the alert.

No, not another remake from the Mouse House (of Walt’s 1942 trip to Latin America, which resulted in the films Saludos Amigos, The Three Cabelleros and the documentary South Of The Border With Disney)! News, from ‘MusicFan’, has come in from the Done Deal site which says that Disney will produce a new film about […]

The official press release for the Teacher’s Pet DVD is now available at Ultimate Disney. Bonus features for the disc include: the series premiere episode, deleted scenes, “The Art Of Gary Baseman” documentary, “Teacher’s Pet” music video performed by Christy Carlson Romano, and Disney’s song selection. Teacher’s Pet arrives on video and DVD June 15, […]

Tonight’s Wonderful World of Disney presentation of Tarzan, on ABC, will feature a special Disney sneak peek of Home on the Range. Also, be sure to check out the movie’s soundtrack page at Walt Disney Records.com, where one can listen to clips of each of the album’s beautiful songs, watch the “Anytime You Need A […]

Jan-Eric Nystrom, a Finnish professional animator based in Helsinki, and who has assisted with several Disney feature productions over the years, has set up a {{link http://www.sci.fi/~animato/index.html website}} that caters to those who wish to find out how animated cartoons are made. Pages give information on Jan’s animation package Animac, as well as how to […]

Traditional 2D animation may be on its way out in North America, but South America seems to be ready to carry the torch, witness this interesting short from Brazil. Curupira is part of the I Swear I Saw It project, which consists of five 35mm animation movies. Each episode is ten minutes long and based […]

The April issue of Nickelodeon Magazine reveals the plot for Spongebob Squarepants: The Movie: “In a complicated plot to get the Krabby Patty formula, Plankton steals the crown of Neptune, the undersea ruler, and lays the blame on Mr. Krabs. Spongebob promises to travel to far-off Shell City with Patrick to retrieve the crown, if […]

Jim Hill Media unleashes the facts and rumors concerning new Muppet projects for ABC, including the Muppets of Oz telefilm, a new special featuring Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, and a proposed new Muppet Show series.

The Alameda Time-Star reveals a new Shark Tale controversy, which claims that the film contains harmful, manipulative Italian stereotypes. The article’s author, Rosario A. Iaconis, states, “By grafting the bigoted imagery of The Sopranos– along with a generous whiff of Goodfellas and The Godfather– onto a computer-generated flick for kids, DreamWorks’ Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, […]

{{link http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=3567&n=1&burl= DVD Answers}} have scored an early look at the menus for the upcoming Shrek DVD double pack, which will include the original film as well as a new 3D short.

‘Stoyan Petrov’ has written in to let us know about a new poster for Disney’s upcoming Home On The Range. Could this be one of several “character” one-sheets to be unveiled over the next couple of weeks as the film gets ready for its theatrical bow? Take a look over at {{link http://www.moviegoods.com/movie_product.asp?master%5Fmovie%5Fid=23834&movie%5Fnss=20049765 MovieGoods.com}}. Thanks […]

Coming Soon! has posted a positive review of the Brother Bear DVD. What is “the bottom line”? “Brother Bear is well worth adding to your DVD collection if you have children or if you are an animation fan. Adults may find it fun to check out thanks to Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas.”

Fans of classic animation, and of Disney shorts in particular, will be over the moon with the announcement, exclusively at {{link http://www.ultimatedisney.com/treasures.html#3 Ultimate Disney DVD}}, of the complete programs to appear in the May 18 wave of Walt Disney Treasures collectors packages. Four titles, variying between 105,000 and 250,000 limited issues, will be released, inlcuding […]

The teaser for the new animated series that aired on WB is now available online form the great French site Catsuka.

With Disney moving much of its animation production overseas, the {{link http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=top&newsitem_no=10493 Animation World Network}} takes a timely look at what the higher and higher profile European studios are producing in the way of quality animated features. “The sixth annual Cartoon Movie in Potsdam, Germany, paid tribute March 13, 2004 to A. Film, Folimage and […]